diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 671c6f0bea51..6e9785f5029f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ struct kvm_pio_request {
  * mode.
  */
 struct kvm_mmu {
-	void (*new_cr3)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 	void (*set_cr3)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long root);
 	unsigned long (*get_cr3)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 	u64 (*get_pdptr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int index);
@@ -923,6 +922,7 @@ int kvm_emulate_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_mmu_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva, u32 error_code,
 		       void *insn, int insn_len);
 void kvm_mmu_invlpg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva);
+void kvm_mmu_new_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 void kvm_enable_tdp(void);
 void kvm_disable_tdp(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 1c4d580ba347..dff856c8621a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -2570,11 +2570,6 @@ static void mmu_set_spte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *sptep,
 	kvm_release_pfn_clean(pfn);
 }
 
-static void nonpaging_new_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	mmu_free_roots(vcpu);
-}
-
 static pfn_t pte_prefetch_gfn_to_pfn(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn,
 				     bool no_dirty_log)
 {
@@ -3427,7 +3422,6 @@ out_unlock:
 static int nonpaging_init_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				  struct kvm_mmu *context)
 {
-	context->new_cr3 = nonpaging_new_cr3;
 	context->page_fault = nonpaging_page_fault;
 	context->gva_to_gpa = nonpaging_gva_to_gpa;
 	context->sync_page = nonpaging_sync_page;
@@ -3448,9 +3442,8 @@ void kvm_mmu_flush_tlb(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_mmu_flush_tlb);
 
-static void paging_new_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+void kvm_mmu_new_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	pgprintk("%s: cr3 %lx\n", __func__, kvm_read_cr3(vcpu));
 	mmu_free_roots(vcpu);
 }
 
@@ -3666,7 +3659,6 @@ static int paging64_init_context_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	update_last_pte_bitmap(vcpu, context);
 
 	ASSERT(is_pae(vcpu));
-	context->new_cr3 = paging_new_cr3;
 	context->page_fault = paging64_page_fault;
 	context->gva_to_gpa = paging64_gva_to_gpa;
 	context->sync_page = paging64_sync_page;
@@ -3694,7 +3686,6 @@ static int paging32_init_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	update_permission_bitmask(vcpu, context, false);
 	update_last_pte_bitmap(vcpu, context);
 
-	context->new_cr3 = paging_new_cr3;
 	context->page_fault = paging32_page_fault;
 	context->gva_to_gpa = paging32_gva_to_gpa;
 	context->sync_page = paging32_sync_page;
@@ -3717,7 +3708,6 @@ static int init_kvm_tdp_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_mmu *context = vcpu->arch.walk_mmu;
 
 	context->base_role.word = 0;
-	context->new_cr3 = nonpaging_new_cr3;
 	context->page_fault = tdp_page_fault;
 	context->sync_page = nonpaging_sync_page;
 	context->invlpg = nonpaging_invlpg;
@@ -3792,7 +3782,6 @@ int kvm_init_shadow_ept_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu *context,
 	context->shadow_root_level = kvm_x86_ops->get_tdp_level();
 
 	context->nx = true;
-	context->new_cr3 = paging_new_cr3;
 	context->page_fault = ept_page_fault;
 	context->gva_to_gpa = ept_gva_to_gpa;
 	context->sync_page = ept_sync_page;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index e8e2d09dfe7d..890fa8273bff 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ int kvm_set_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr3)
 
 	vcpu->arch.cr3 = cr3;
 	__set_bit(VCPU_EXREG_CR3, (ulong *)&vcpu->arch.regs_avail);
-	vcpu->arch.mmu.new_cr3(vcpu);
+	kvm_mmu_new_cr3(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_set_cr3);